Online lesson plans and other resources for your class of adult ESL beginners
Teach your beginner ESL students the names for seasons and months, with a focus on the seasons in Alberta.
Activities include identifying and describing seasons and months, discussing appropriate clothing for each season, and comparing Alberta’s weather with their home countries.
Check out the new “Building sentences” section that will help your students move from learning vocabulary to producing short sentences.
Teach your beginner ESL students strategies for making small talk about the weather in Canada.
This lesson plan’s activities include vocabulary building, listening and reading exercises, a short video, and role plays.
Students will also reflect on cultural differences in small talk topics and expectations.
Understanding weather forecasts (for advanced beginners). This lesson plan for ESL beginners teaches the basic vocabulary needed for understanding weather forecasts. The plan includes activities focused on weather nouns and adjectives, a short video, as well as comprehension tasks. The lesson also emphasizes the significance of weather forecasts for safety in Canada.
As we move deeper into a Canadian winter, teach your class of ESL beginners teaches the basic vocabulary needed for understanding weather forecasts.
This lesson plan includes various activities (including a short video) focused on weather vocabulary and comprehension tasks. The lesson also includes reflection questions and emphasizes the significance of weather forecasts for safety in Canada.
Watch this short video role play about winter weather. This video is part of a complete lesson plan on the ESL Directions website.
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